Scientific Eye - Stars and Planets

What partly causes water to spin in a bathtub?

• The spinning of the Earth

• The moon's gravitational pull

• Air pressure differences

• Magnetic fields

Who was the ancient Greek that thought Earth was the center of the universe?

• Aristotle

• Ptolemy

• Socrates

• Plato

What did Nicholas Copernicus suggest about our solar system?

• The Earth is flat

• The Sun goes around the Earth

• Earth and other planets go around the Sun

• The Moon goes around the Sun

What causes the sun to set?

• The Sun turns off at night

• The Earth goes around the Sun

• The Sun moves behind the Earth

• The Earth is spinning

How long did it take Voyager 2 to reach Neptune?

• 12 years

• 10 years

• 5 years

• 20 years

What do you need to align to find south using a star globe?

• The North Star

• Two stars in the sky

• A red pointer with a marked point on the compass

• The position of the moon

Why do we always see the same face of the Moon?

• The Moon doesn't spin

• The Moon is flat

• The Moon spins at the same rate it orbits Earth

• The Earth's gravity stops it from spinning

What is dangerous to observe directly because of its bright glare?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Venus

• Mars

How far away is light from the nearest star outside our solar system?

• 1 year

• 100 years

• 4 years

• 10 years

What did ancient humans build to learn more about the Sun?

• Telescopes

• Sundials

• Observatories

• Pyramids